John Child (born May 4, 1967) is a retired professional Canadian male

beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

player. Child began playing beach volleyball in tournaments at age 16, and is a graduate of Centennial College. He played in three Olympic Games; Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, and Athens in 2004. He won the bronze medal at the

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, partnering with Mark Heese. John and his partner were the first Canadian team to medal at the Olympics in the sport of volleyball. Child lives in Toronto, Ontario. He retired at age 38. He was coached by Hernan Humana. Child now coaches and is the founder of the Leaside Volleyball Club in Toronto. Child is actively involved in the volleyball community, and his children Jenna and Adam also play.

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